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#️⃣U+0023 U+FE0F U+20E3

Keycap: # emoji

The number sign, also called the hash or pound sign, on a keycap. People use it for hashtags and to mean number, as in a ranking or item number, and it matches the pound key on a phone keypad.

Unicode name
keycap: #
Category
Symbols, Keycaps
Added
Emoji 0.6 in 2010
Code points
U+0023 U+FE0F U+20E3
Shortcode
:hash:
Keywords
keycap

How it looks

#️⃣
Your device
Keycap: # emoji in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
Keycap: # emoji in Twemoji
Twemoji
Keycap: # emoji in OpenMoji
OpenMoji

What it's made of

#️⃣ is 3 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

  1. Number signU+0023
  2. Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji styleU+FE0F
  3. Combining enclosing keycapU+20E3

How to type #️⃣

iPhone and iPad
Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “keycap: #”.
Android
In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “keycap: #”.
Mac
Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “keycap: #”.
Windows
Press Windows + . (period) and type “keycap: #”.
GitHub
Type :hash: in an issue, pull request or comment.

In other languages

LanguageNameKeywords
EspañolTeclas: #Teclas
Françaistouches : #touches
DeutschTaste: #Taste
Italianotasto: #tasto
Portuguêstecla: #tecla
Nederlandstoets: #toets
Polskiklawisz: #klawisz
Türkçetuş: #tuş
Русскийклавиши: #клавиши
Українськаклавіша: #клавіша
Ελληνικάπλήκτρο: #πλήκτρο
العربيةمفتاح: #مفتاح
עבריתמקש: #מקש
فارسیجلد کلید: #جلد کلید
हिन्दीकीकैप: #कीकैप
বাংলাকিক্যাপ: #কিক্যাপ
Tiếng Việtmũ phím: #mũ phím
ไทยปุ่มกดเลข: #ปุ่มกดเลข
日本語囲み数字: #囲み数字
한국어키 캡: #키 캡
中文(简体)按键: #按键
中文(繁體)按鍵:#按鍵
Names in 86 more languages
Afrikaansknoppiesimbool: #
Akankiikape: #
Albaniantast: #
Amharicየአብይ ሆሄ ቁልፍ ማብሪያ: #
Armenianստեղն․ #
Assameseকীকেপ: #
Asturiantecles: #
Azerbaijaniklaviatura qapağı: #
Bashkirклавиша: #
BasqueTekla: #
BelarusianКлавіша: #
BosnianKapica za tipku: #
Bretonstokell : #
BulgarianКлавиш: #
Burmeseခလုတ် − #
Canadian Frenchdessus de touche : #
Cantonese鍵帽: #
Cantonese (Simplified)键帽: #
Catalantecla: #
Chakma𑄇𑄨𑄇𑄳𑄠𑄛𑄴: #
CherokeeᎠᏚᎢᏍᏘᎠᎵᏚᎶ: #
Chuvashбрелок: #
Croatiantipka: #
Czechklávesa: #
Estonianklahv: #
FaroeseKnappahetta: #
Finnishnäppäin: #
Fula (Adlam)𞤊𞤫𞤣𞤭𞤲𞤭𞤪𞤣𞤫: #
Galiciantecla: #
Georgianკლავიში: #
Gujaratiકીકેપ: #
Hausamaɓalli na musamman: #
Hungariangombfej: #
Icelandictakki: #
Interlinguaclave: #
Irishcaipín eochrach: #
Kannadaಕೀಕ್ಯಾಪ್: #
Kazakhперне: #
Kazakh (Arabic)پەرنە: #
Khmerគម្របគ្រាប់ចុច: #
Konkaniकीकॅप: #
Kyrgyzклавиатура калпакчасы: #
Laoແປ້ນແຄັບ: #
Latviantaustiņš: #
Liguriantasto: #
Lithuanianmygtukas: #
Lower Sorbiantasta: #
Macedonianкопче: #
Malaybutang kekunci: #
Malayalamകീക്യാപ്പ്: #
Marathiकीकॅप: #
Mexican Spanishtecla: #
Mongolianтүлхүүрийн гэр: #
Māoriuhi pātuhi: #
Nepaliकिक्याप: #
Nigerian PidginKíkap: #
Norwegiantaster: #
Norwegian Nynorsktastar: #
Odiaକୀକ୍ୟାପ୍‍: #
Pashtoکیکیپ: #
Punjabiਕੀਕੈਪ: #
Romaniantastă: #
Romanshtasta: #
Santaliᱠᱤᱠᱮᱯ: #
Sardiniantecla: #
Scottish Gaeliccòmhdachadh iuchrach: #
Serbianтастер: #
Serbian (Latin)taster: #
Shanၼဵၼ်ၼဵၵ်း: #
Sindhiڪي ڪيپ: #
Sinhalaපියන: #
Slovakkláves: #
Somalidaboolka furaha: #
Spanish (United States)tecla: #
Swahilikitufe: #
Tamilவிசை: #
Teluguకీక్యాప్: #
Tigrinyaዝምልከት ቁልፊ፦ #
Tongantatā foʻi kī: #
Turkmenklawiş gapagy: #
Upper Sorbiantłóčatko: #
Urduکی کیپ: #
Uzbektugma qalpog‘i: #
Welshgorchudd bysell: #
YorubaKeyacap: #
Zului-keycap: #

Codes

Code points
U+0023 U+FE0F U+20E3
HTML
#️⃣
CSS
\23\FE0F\20E3
JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{23}\u{FE0F}\u{20E3}
Python
\u0023\uFE0F\u20E3
UTF-8 bytes
23 EF B8 8F E2 83 A3
UTF-16
0023 FE0F 20E3
URL encoded
%23%EF%B8%8F%E2%83%A3

Questions

What does the #️⃣ keycap: # emoji mean?

The number sign, also called the hash or pound sign, on a keycap. People use it for hashtags and to mean number, as in a ranking or item number, and it matches the pound key on a phone keypad.

How do I type the #️⃣ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “keycap: #”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :hash:.

When was the #️⃣ emoji added?

#️⃣ was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

What is the Unicode code point for #️⃣?

U+0023 U+FE0F U+20E3. In HTML you can write #️⃣, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{23}\u{FE0F}\u{20E3}.

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